So I spent a chunk of my weekend in Boston for a friend’s wedding-type thing. Boston reminded me of all the things I love and miss about living in a city, as well as the reasons I love living where I am. There’s just no winning with me. Being in Boston – even as briefly […]
Tag: Ecuador
Dreaming Worlds
It’s official: Ecuador has crept into my dreams. Have I said before just how much dreams influence my stories? Because they do. I’ve had whole plots lines and casts of characters handed to me in a single dream. I’ve had a dreams inspire entire series — sometimes a single dream, sometimes a few mixed together. […]
Because I Am Just That Awesome
Before I get back to the Ecuador trip (because you’re all dying to know, I’m sure):  we are officially in the last  hours of the Kickstarter campaign for the Fight Like a Girl fantasy anthology! If you’ve been procrastinating — not that anyone here ever would *ahem* — now is the time to help support […]
Breaking Silence
I have been to Ecuador and back again. Even had multiple threats to keep me there, if we hadn’t all known my husband would go Liam Neeson (in Taken) on them. Guess this means I didn’t overstay my welcome. More posts on the subject to come, but for now just a few of the highlights […]
So Many Places…
There is so much to the world. The more I travel, the smaller it becomes, and the more infinite. I’m that silly person who moved back to the same area where she grew up. Maine doesn’t look like that big a state on a map, but it takes about four hours, driving in any direction, […]
The Next Adventure
So I’m heading to Ecuador in March. That’s sounding pretty fantastic about now, as wind chill is supposed to drop the temperature to around -27°F tonight. And we’re on the coast. Can’t imagine what it’s like farther north. Yep. The equator sounds like a nice place to be. And growing up here taught me that […]
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